Wish you a joyful and powerful year 2010!

Christmas eve in Germany...

May you enjoy and have a powerful year 2010!

Winter in Europe...

... brrr, it's freezing cold here in Germany, ... and snowing the whole day today.

See what i see, when i look out of our windows...

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, best of 1500 photos...

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Yurgan in Nepal 2009, last week, impressions

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, a general strike day in Kathmandu, impressions

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, visit to Narayanhiti Palace in Kathmandu, Nepal

After the revolution lead by the Maoists forced the king out, the Narayanhiti Palace is now a museum and open to the public.

Photographing is strictly prohibited and the level of maintenance is very low. The garden looks poor and despite the throne and a few statues no valuables of the former kings are displayed.

The site of the massacre of the family of King Birendra has been completely deconstructed and only the foundation of the buildings can be seen.

A strange atmosphere surrounds the whole palace, as civilian dressed secret service and army people are observing the visitors and are lazily hanging around in the rooms.

Still a lot of work has to be done to develop a museum showing to the people of Nepal and the world, how the kings of Nepal lived in a respectful way.

... photo quality is very low, as we tried not to risk our mobiles and camera...

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, week eleven, impressions

Sunset over the Mahabarat mountains



Krishna Chaurel doing the 'Saradhe' mourning ceremony



Yearly remembering of the gone ones



Father Adhikari



Krishna Chaurel after the ceremony



The priest after work is finished



Malati Chaurel



Krishika Chaurel



Bibek and Krishika



Prithi and Krishika



Suraj and Kovindra Tamang

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, an afternoon in Budanilkantha, Kathmandu

Yurgan in Nepal 2009, week ten, impressions